Author Question: A driver of a vehicle has been lawfully arrested. Incident to that arrest, police may validly ... (Read 59 times)

piesebel · **on:** Aug 16, 2018

A driver of a vehicle has been lawfully arrested. Incident to that arrest, police may validly search:

a. only the front seat area.
b. the passenger compartment (including containers) for weapons and relevant evidence.
c. the passenger compartment and trunk (including containers) for weapons and relevant evidence.
d. search the passenger compartment, trunk and under the hood (including containers) for weapons and relevantevidence.

Question 2

An officer makes a valid stop of an automobile and wants to ask the driver questions about his travel plans and what is in the vehicle. These questions:

a. must be preceded by Miranda warnings.
b. may be asked routinely as part of the stop.
c. may be asked only if the officer has a reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.
d. may be asked only if the officer has probable cause to believe there is criminal activity involved.